Europe Decoded Who's running to be the European Parliament's next president? The election will be held on Tuesday in Strasbourg. 17/01/2022
Italy Watch: Italy, EU bid farewell to EP president David Sassoli David Sassoli, European Parliament president, died earlier this week at the age of 65. 14/01/2022
Italy European Parliament President David Sassoli dies aged 65 The Italian social democrat and former TV news presenter had been in hospital since December 26 with complications resulting from an immune system dysfunction. 11/01/2022
Italy EU Parliament president Sassoli hospitalised in Italy Sassoli, 65, suffered a severe case of pneumonia in September. 10/01/2022
world news European Parliament in Strasbourg could become COVID-19 testing centre EU chiefs have made the European Parliament in Strasbourg available to French authorities to use as a COVID-19 testing centre 07/04/2020
the global conversation Watch in full: Euronews interviews EU parliament chief David Sassoli David Sassoli, elected as President of the Eurpean Parliament in July, says rejection of three nominated commissioners and the current block on accession talks for potential new members are simply the normal, healthy functionings of democracy. 13/11/2019
World Raw Politics in full: MEPs elect European Parliament President Watch the full episode of Raw Politics 03/07/2019
world news Who is the new European Parliament president David-Maria Sassoli? Italian socialist David-Maria Sassoli was elected president of the European Parliament on Wednesday by 345 votes. 03/07/2019
Europe News Newly-elected European Parliament arrives in Strasbourg The high voter turnout in May's elections proves Europe is on people’s minds. However, parties will need to work harder to establish a consensus. 02/07/2019
Good Morning Europe Germany and France clash over EU top job France and Germany have clashed over who should become the next President of the European Commission. German Chancellor Angela Merkel favours centre-right candidate Manfred Weber for the role, whereas French President Emmanuel Macron pointedly didn't mention Weber amongst the contenders he listed. 29/05/2019
Europe News What is the European People's Party and what does it stand for? With its leader Manfred Weber tipped to succeed EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker, we take a closer look at the European People's Party (EPP). 23/04/2019
Europe News What Europe does for me: new website launches on how EU money gets spent What Europe does for me: new website launches on how EU money gets spent 14/11/2018
World Weber and Stubb release campaign videos in their bid to succeed Juncke Manfred Weber and Alexander Stubb have released campaign videos as they step up their bids to be the next president of the European Commission. 06/11/2018
world news Austria's EU presidency As Austria prepares to take on the EU presidency, the country's entire cabinet visited the European Commission to outline their vision: migration control, security, Brexit and budget cuts. 06/06/2018
Europe News European Parliament axes vice president over Nazi jibe Polish MEP Ryszard Czarnecki has been ousted after a comment comparing a fellow MEP to a wartime informer denouncing Jews to the Nazis. 07/02/2018
Poland Leading MEPs call for vice president to be removed The call came after Ryszard Czarnecki likened a fellow Polish MEP to a "szmalcownik" 11/01/2018
Europe News EP 'digitally signs' EU law The first electronic signing of an EU legislative act took place on Wednesday in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. EP President Antonio Tajani 25/10/2017
Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker says Commission is not negotiating Brexit deal in "hostile mood" MEPs tackled state of Brexit negotiations at Parliament today 24/10/2017
Belgium EU fears a Catalan "domino effect" Catalans the world over have rallied in a show of support for independence. 11/09/2017
View Don't blame MEPs. Parliament must be useful and interesting: View By Eliot Wilson Dorothy Parker famously and punningly declared that you could lead a whore to culture but you couldn’t make her think. The same 12/07/2017
France French abortion pioneer Simone Veil dies aged 89 A figurehead of the struggle for women's rights in Europe, French politician and holocaust survivor Simone Veil, has died aged 89. 30/06/2017
world news New president, new direction? Commentators say the appointment of a centre-right president for the European Parliament consolidates the conservative grip on key EU institutions. 18/01/2017
Europe News Antonio Tajani is the new European Parliament president Italian MEP Antonio Tajani is the new president of the European Parliament. 17/01/2017
Europe News The Brief from Brussels: May to outline Brexit strategy This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital. 16/01/2017
Europe News The Brief from Brussels: EPP's Tajiani eyes presidency win This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital. 12/01/2017
Europe News EP presidency: the frontrunners There are three main candidates seen as the frontrunners in the race to be European Parliament president The favourite is Italy’s Antonio Tajani: a former EU commissioner and someone who is close to e 12/01/2017
